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| “I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.” |
| —Psalm 9:2 |
Have you ever thanked someone for doing something for you only to have them respond, “It was the least I could do.” Many times this is an attempt on the part of your benefactor to show humility.
But truthfully, we don’t really know how to actually be humble. It goes against many of the core tenets of our current society where a more common claim is, “Hey! Look at me! Look how wonderful I am!”
In fact, though, sometimes when we reach out to extend God’s love to others that act of kindness truly is the very least that we could do. After all, if God has done so much for us, how can we withhold our love and concern from others?
At the same time, in response to the overwhelming gifts that God has given us, the very least that we can do is obey Him and praise Him with our most sincere thanksgiving. As King David wrote in Psalm 9:2, speaking to God:
I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Why did David want to praise God? Because David knew that all that he was and all that he had came to him as a precious gift from God. And, that is exactly the same place we are: all that we are and all that we have has come to us as a precious gift from God.
As we begin a new day, let’s make certain we praise God for who He is and for what He has done. After all, it’s the very least that we could do. And, when we reach out to touch the lives of those who cross the pathway of our lives, let’s also remember that, based on what God has done for us, helping others and showing God-breathed love to them is truly the least that we could do.
